Here's a castle I have been building since my holidays in Ireland (back in May... I'm a very slow builder) and incidentally finished for CCCX . It's inspired by Trim castle, a very large anglo-norman castle in county Meath.

In late 1330 after the downfall of the Mortimer, trusted men of the young king Edward the Third peacefully take over the forfeited castle.

As everyone knows, the Mortimer colours were green and gold (with a dragon) whereas those of the crown were gold and red

I think you have actually done Trim castle justice with this MOC. (I have visited it several times) It is a more condensed version you have built but it has all the features and also it has that touch of realism to it which I love. In particular I think the river next to the wall looks fantastic along with the keep (the wooden part of the keep is also a nice extra piece of detail you added on)

I like how clean this looks. We've seen a lot of super detailed, SNOT brick intensive walls this year--which look great--but the contrast you get between all the studs in the landscaping and the smooth walls looks really good. The wood sections and all the angles really polish this off.